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The UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has been training with the UFC Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, but that is not all. Logan Paul, who is the brother of boxer Jake Paul, has been seen training with Volkanovski and Adesanya on multiple occasions, with rumors of him trying his luck in the UFC as well.

Jake Paul is set to face former UFC Lightweight fighter Nate Diaz in a boxing bout on 5 August. During their pre-fight press conference, one guy took it upon himself to start foul-mouthing Nate Diaz and his older brother Nick Diaz. His sole motive was to get a reaction out of Nate Diaz during the press conference. In a recent video, that guy was seen interacting with Adesanya at the gym.

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Prepping for a Diaz fight? The guy who slammed Nate and Nick takes the punishment for betting against Israel Adesanya

FREESTYLEBENDER uploaded a video on their YouTube channel where Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, and Logan Paul were seen sparring and training together. For the initial part of the video, the Stylebender was showing Paul the ropes, teaching him how to kick with proper technique.

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Then, the guy, who dissed Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz, turned up at the gym and Adesanya gave him a valuable lesson.

I’m a media personality and I gamble and like I said. I went to your fight and I bet.” said the guy, laughing and visibly coiled in front of the Middleweight champion. 

Someone behind the camera pointed out that the guy actually went and bet against Israel Adesanya, to which the Stylebender said, “That’s all good! I believe you. You ain’t got to prove to me… I believe you.“. Someone suggested that Adesanya should dish out a ‘body shot’ to the ‘media personality’ in the form of punishment. 

Adesanya kicks the guy lightly, as a joke, and says, “That was a warm-up! That was a warm-up.“, as the guy looked concerned but maintained a smile on his face. The guy was then seen speaking directly to the camera, saying, “I just know I can eat this body shot. That’s all I care about.” Joking and threatening the ‘media personality’, Adesanya remarked, saying, “I’m gonna break his ribs. I’ll just do it.“. 

Amidst all this, someone asked him if he would kick his ribs down because the guy bet against him or if it was to ‘avenge’ Nate Diaz. Adesanya, prepping for his body shot, said, “Yeah, it’s for Nate.”. 

Speaking directly with the guy who slammed the Diaz brothers, the UFC Middleweight champion said, “Trust me. You’ll feel pain but I won’t hurt you. You’ll feel pain but I won’t hurt you.“. 

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Beefing with the Diaz Brothers – Where it all started for the ‘media personality’

During the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz pre-fight conference, one person asked Diaz a question that definitely ticked him off.

My question is for Nate. Nate, I’m actually a boxer myself and I’ve been trying to get into this undercard. I’m just wondering if you think I could fight your brother Nick – if he’s anything like you I think I’d beat his f*****g ass.” said the media personality, with the sole intention of firing up the former UFC Lightweight fighter.

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Is the guy really planning on fighting Nate Diaz? Has he really been training to fight Diaz? Is Logan Paul planning on making his UFC debut soon? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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